Overshot, brown & white, weft-faced plain weave with one selvedge, cotton and wool, pattern consists of alternating blocks and vertical stripes. The blocks are predominantly brown with white, the stripes are white with brown. Blocks are approximately 1 1/2 x 1 5/8." Texture is unusually soft and fine for this weave. Warp yarns are white and single ply z twist cotton . the weft tarms are white and brown singles, z twist wool. The weft completely covers the warp.
Fragment of a geometric overshot coverlet, 19th century. The pattern is formed by the dark blue wefts, floating over the beige warps. The design is an abstract series of geometric shapes. There are vertical wavy lines, beside a horizontally repeating design. The pattern repeat measures 5 1/2" x 5 ". Both warp and weft yarns are large, and loosely twisted making this piece rather bulky. The back has the same design but the colors are reversed. The coverlet is made with a twill weave, and 2 ply cotton and wool yarns. The thread count is 32 x 32. There is one selvage present.
Reproduction sample of an NMAH coverlet, 1980. Large areas of blocks of color. solid rectangles alternating with 2 narrow bars, this row alternates with checker board block, etc. There is a knotted self fringe on one edge. Sample overshot coverlet reproduced after another coverlet in NMAH's collection, T14896. made by Dr. Joyce Cone in 1980,
Weft-faced plain weave fragment of a coverlet with one selvage. Weft-faced plain weave in which alternate weft colors are densely packed to from vertical stripes in blocks. The coverlet was made of single ply z-twist pale yellow linen and the weft is red, indigo and pale yellow single ply z twist wool. The linen warp is completely covered by the weft. It is so unusual to have a hidden linen warp in a color, that the cataloger wondered if the piece was dipped in yellow dye after it was made.
Coverlet fragment; jacquard; Charles Melly, Ohio, 1839. Fragment from a jacquard, single weave coverlet. Pink and white, no fringe visible. 1. (border) double bird & roses 2. (center) flower medallion.
David Haring (1800-1889) wove this blue and white, Jacquard, double cloth coverlet for I. and A. Post in 1833. The coverlet has a self-fringe along the bottom edge. The border designs feature eagles, roosters, and potted trees. The centerfield design is composed of floral medallions. David Haring was born in New Jersey and is one of the few coverlet weavers documented as owning a Jacquard mechanism for his loom. The attachment was likely purchased in nearby Jersey City, a center for loom and weaving equipment. James Lightbody, a Scottish immigrant, is one of the few known makers of these attachments and could very well have produced Haring’s attachment. Haring, like many other coverlet weavers was not just a professional weaver but an emerging businessman. State census records record him as engaging in trades and manufactures throughout much of the first half of the nineteenth century. He inherited sizeable land holdings and money from his wife, Leah Verveelen and was able to use this newfound wealth to expand the family’s economic influence. At the time of his death in 1889, Haring’s estate, not including real estate, was valued at over $42,000.
Italian immigrant, Angela DiSilbio wove this blue, red, and white, overshot coverlet in Italy c. 1900 before immigrating to the United States. It has passed down through the family and was donated by the maker’s granddaughter. The coverlet measures 105 inches by 89 inches.
Fragment of a blue and white, cotton and wool, double woven coverlet, with an Irish chain design. The donor, Mrs. Laura M. Allen, was Director of Weaving in Mechanics' Institute, Rochester, N.Y.
Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.
4-harness, overshot weave: "Sun, Moon, and Start" developed in blue, rose, and tan mercerized cotton yarns. Weaver: Miss Sallie Dougherty, Russellville, TN. Mrs. Mary M. Atwater called this pattern "The Whig Rose."
Piece of a jacquard woven coverlet with name, "H. W. Tilton" and date, "1835"--made into a pot holder.
Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.
Fragment of a 4-harness, overshot coverlet weave with fine cotton warp and weft; the overshot pattern in blue and rose woll yarn forming figured weft stripes.
Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.
Fragment of a Summer and Winter coverlet. Weave: summer and winter, Yarns: Warp: 2-ply S-twist white cotton, ground weft: single Z-twist white cotton, pattern weft: indigo 2-ply S-twist wool, pattern: part of a very large-scale pattern which includes rose motifs, 19th century.
Fragment of a coverlet; 4 harness twill weave, bird-eye pattern with cotton warp and wool filling, 2 shades of blue and tan.
Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.
Blue and white, jacquard, double-woven coverlet woven in two 40 1/2 inch wide panels, and sewn together. the design features a modified version of "Lilies and Stars", with a "Tree and Eagles border." The lower corners bear the weaver's mark and the inscription "B. Vaneps,1838, Bethany, Genesee County, N.Y." The coverlet has an applied fringe finish on 3 edges.
Fragment of an all wool; natural and blue; 4 harness, overshot coverlet weave. "Chariot Wheel" from Kingston, RI.
Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.
Fragment or pillow piece; weave: Summer and Winter, Yarns: ground weft & warp; whitte 3-ply S-twist cotton, Pattern weft: dark blue, 2-ply S-twist wool, self fringe at each end, pattern a simple wheel
Coverlet sample; Weaver Rose; Rhode Island. Fringed: red and white; cotton and wool;' 4-harness; overshot coverlet weave: "Bonaparte's March," so called by William Henry Harrison Rose, who made and gave it to the donor.
Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.
